This is, once again, a story about Bullying Britain, the Nanny State, which deprives the freedom of thinking from peope so that they will ultimately beome unable to do so.
I hope Mr. Fischer wins, resoundingly. This gives me yet another reason to avoid BA.
Women can be 'perverts' too, so for a start BA's policy is sexist, unless they change it to apply to adults of either sex, in which case it becomes almost unenforceable and certainly impractical.
I've been seated next to children, I've asked the parents if they are happy with that or wanted to change around, I've never had a problem with that and often happily chatted with the kids, who've always taken great delight in showing me how to use the IFE, which is far too complex for me!